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And all this time I thought a duckboard was a board someone swung at you while someone else yelled "DUCK!"

Thanks, Raven. I'm glad you enjoyed it, including all the details I put in.

Thanks, Chris. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

But the old say is 'a day late and a dollar short', and since I said she was only a few hours late, I gave her a break on the dollar amount.

Thanks for the feedback, drsawzall. Devin was put on the spot, and since he was unsure if he should tell Mickey the truth, he came up with a lame explanation about what happened. Let's see if he apologizes for his excuse and shares the truth with Mickey in the future.

Thanks, Daddyd, but obviously this story is not over, so we'll see how this situation is explained in the future.

Thanks for the feedback, scrubber, and as the title of the story implies, the truth will slowly be revealed in upcoming chapters.

Danilo, those questions will all be answered in upcoming chapters. Thanks for the feedback.

You're just a few hours late and a dollar short.

Chapter 2 – A Close Escape and Heartbreak After I heard the bear growl, and since I could only get a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye, I focused all of my attention back on the mountain lion. That’s when I noticed the mountain lion had turned in the other direction and was scampering away. Even though it had appeared ready to attack Devin and me, it obviously didn’t want to tangle with the bear and chose to hightail it out of there instead. Suddenly remembering about the

Yep, I'm a GA member from GA. 😜

I'm glad you didn't show me writing the love scenes! 😁

Well, if he's stalking the deer, I imagine he will slay it as well, but my goof. 😵

I have many different habiliments as an author. When writing a mystery story I wear a deerslayer hat, when writing my Halloween stories I put on a mask, when writing my Christmas stories I dress like Santa Claus, and when writing the love scenes - well, I wear nothing. 😈

Thank you for leaving a comment, Leo, and I hope you continue to follow and enjoy this story.

Is this supposed to be desert prompts or dessert prompts?

Thank you, Raven, and I hope the rest of the chapters meet your expectations.

And too many comments exacerbates the problem of trying to read them all. I apologize for making the problem worse. 🤩

Yes, Daddyd, I agree it's reasonable, but it may not be exactly what it seems.

Thank you, Chris, and I hope you continue to enjoy this story.

Thank you, Al, and I hope you not only find it different from my more recent stories, but also different from anyone else's stories.

I wasn't sure if that was it, so I thought I'd check. I hope he responds.

@Foggybear I'm curious as to why you left the angry emoji at the end of this chapter. I'd appreciate an explanation so I'd know what I did to upset you.

First of all, Don't assume too much about Devin too quickly. The difference between Mickey and Mikey is basically a preference of the individual and/or his parents. Both are acceptable nicknames for Michael. As far as Mc and Mac, Mc is the start of Irish surnames, such as McCarthy, McCann. and McNally. as well as Scottish surnames, such as McDonald, McKeller, and McPhee. Mac is the start of Irish surnames such as MacCormack, MacDermot, and MacNamara, as well as Scottish surnames such as MacAllister, MacGregor and MacNeil. Therefore, you can see that Mc and Mac are used in both Celtic and Gaelic names, so you can't make generalities about a person's origin by merely categorizing the Mc as Irish and Mac as Scottish. You have to look at and compare the surnames to determine their origin. I hope this helps.

Chris, I'm glad this excites you. I hope that feeling continues as the story progresses.